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by Alez
Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Just over 40 hours to go , I think we may have squeaked this one :D
by Alez
Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: For our colonial cousins
Replies: 3
Views: 750

Re: For our colonial cousins

Least we would have 2 linebackers, that's a start :D
Aberdeenshire did have a team for years. The Granite City Oilers. We played in the British National League. No idea if they even exist anymore.
by Alez
Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:44 am
Forum: General
Topic: For our colonial cousins
Replies: 3
Views: 750

For our colonial cousins

Having just watched Greenbay demolish Minnesota, covid apart, can anyone beat the Packers this year ? With Rodgers they have looked well impressive all year, is it a sure thing for the Super Bowl ? Guess 6 weeks tells us, but that's a long 6 weeks in the current climate ..... Answers here or on a po...
by Alez
Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: Sneak Peak - Yearly Team Individual Stats Competition
Topic: Feed back thread.
Replies: 33
Views: 11772

Re: Feed back thread.

The following projects have been added.
Thena
The Ramanujan Machine on BOINC
Minecraft
gaia@home
They will go live once we start scraping the data.
by Alez
Sun Jan 02, 2022 4:45 am
Forum: ramanujan
Topic: The Ramanujan Machine on BOINC
Replies: 14
Views: 6422

Re: The Ramanujan Machine on BOINC

Has been added to the FB 2022 marathon list
by Alez
Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:54 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG
Replies: 9
Views: 1437

11/2-14/2 Roses are red ... WCG

https://www.boincstats.com/stats/challenge/team/chat/1100 Name Roses are red .... Status Upcoming Project World Community Grid Issued by The Scottish Boinc Team Start time 2022-02-11 23:59 UTC End time 2022-02-14 23:59 UTC Late entrants allowed? Yes Number of teams participating » 9 Number of users ...
by Alez
Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:53 am
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1340

Re: boincstats challenge on WCG?

Posted - https://tsbt.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36185 Name Roses are red .... Status Upcoming Project World Community Grid Issued by The Scottish Boinc Team Start time 2022-02-11 23:59 UTC End time 2022-02-14 23:59 UTC Late entrants allowed? Yes Number of teams participating » 9 Number of users pa...
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1340

Re: boincstats challenge on WCG?

Don't think we will be kicking ass quite so spectacularly on WCG to be fair.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:27 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: boincstats challenge on WCG?
Replies: 8
Views: 1340

Re: boincstats challenge on WCG?

If you want. Pick dates, time and a competition name and I'll set it up for you.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 5:48 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Well ex-squeeze me !!! :lol:
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 5:11 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

So we are now at 16.5K and our nearest rivals are P3DN at 0.4K. This isn't a competition, this is a massacre. Been such a hectic night at work that I am finishing a bottle of red wine along with watching the first of the Matrix series again whilst on double wages. Sometimes life isn't all so bad. At...
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:13 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Some of my Primegrid were just past deadline and as far as I can tell they were all accepted along with the NFS dump.
Don't see any stats on FB, just finally the team names have appeared.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:40 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

:D 5 of the top 6 places are ours as well individually :banana-angel: :banana-blonde: :banana-dance: :banana-dreads: :banana-explosion: p8
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:23 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Team over 8 million now, way to own our own competition.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:20 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

I do, simply out of tasks. If FB can't get it's house in order, not my problem.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:03 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Great start to FB2022 ..... fraction of the teams in it and no stats for the first 2 hours. :clap:
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:02 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Can you let me get some uploaded before you bork the server again @PecosRiverM , pretty please ?
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:32 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Going by stats on post one I'm afraid you are no longer the talk of the town @Megacruncher , seems @PecosRiverM did a bit of carpet bombing as well. Bam server totally borked now and nothing on FB at all.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:25 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

and if the server wasn't in enough distress, wait until that load starts flowing :wink:

to be fair, the BAM server isn't doing much better.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:13 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Looks like NFS website is down :o seems to still be taking uploads though. Someone is making it creak at the seams :shifty:
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:53 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

I've done the same on the systems that couldn't wait to see FB update. Hopefully it sorts itself out .......
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Happy New Year 2022
Replies: 3
Views: 687

Re: Happy New Year 2022

I wholeheartedly agree with @Megacruncher and @davidbam
Couldn't ask for more.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:13 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Looks like the new FB website is live. I guess it's bunker drop time and hope it updates correctly.
by Alez
Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:10 am
Forum: General
Topic: Happy New Year 2022
Replies: 3
Views: 687

Happy New Year 2022

Happy New Year to all on the team, their families and friends.
Good riddance to 2021 with some vague hope that 2022 will be better.
by Alez
Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:17 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Also noticed that Gridcoin have denied entry to next years FB
by Alez
Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:13 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

You think some other teams are waiting until midnight ? Remember the Hogmanay Hootenanny is on UTC, FB runs on CET, so we should be able to start dumping after 11pm UK time for it to count for FB 2022. Gives a bit more wiggle room to see if the FB 2022 competition goes live at the correct time. EDIT...
by Alez
Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:25 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

3 1/2 hours until the start ...... off to bed :D
by Alez
Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:16 am
Forum: Newshound RSS feeds
Topic: NFS@home Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 Challenge
Replies: 2
Views: 647

Re: NFS@home Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 Challenge

And we welcome you to it as always :D
by Alez
Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Stats on post #1 work. Changed date to proper start time now.
Is there a grace period for uploading tasks to NFS ? otherwise I will have to dump 2 systems pretty much after midnight. I have quite a few tasks on those 2 that expire prior to 1am.
by Alez
Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:11 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

31 hours to go until challenge starts. 43 more hours of this retched year to go. Here's to a better 2022.
by Alez
Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:28 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

For the new year I will be dropping NFS with a mixture of Primegrid, moo, Einstein and Collatz on the GPU's
by Alez
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:57 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

davidbam Well I'm about to make a Christmas donation to TSBT cause to help get me some more resources on NFS at your discretion and a decent GPU for a bunker drop on PrimeGrid at the start of the next FB challenge as I'd like to get my total for that above 1 Billion. WuProp on the account always ap...
by Alez
Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:56 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Well that's put a bit of a downer on my party. I was running the 14e and 15e apps for WuProp hours, didn't realise I was still on them, and that's them only now within bunker range. Didn't think to check that the 16e one were in bunker range days ago :oops: What a complete wally. Moving this thread ...
by Alez
Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:28 pm
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Thanks. I've added a stats table to post 1 to track the competition.
by Alez
Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:19 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

@davidbam Can I ask that all my remaining rental credit be put on this once we enter bunker territory ? For once I'd like to make a good showing as a last hurrah for the year. Cheers.
by Alez
Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:00 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

One good thing about nightshift from home is spending the night watching the NFL. Mind you Sunday night football is worth it just for the intro with Carrie Underwood :D


4 days until kick off of our challenge
by Alez
Sat Dec 25, 2021 2:26 am
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Christmas everyone
Replies: 9
Views: 1074

Merry Christmas everyone

A very merry Christmas to all on the team, your families and loved ones.

Currently peeling brussel sprouts for tomorrows family dinner that I will be sleeping through due to being on nightshift, but it's the thought that counts :D

Hope you all have a good one.
by Alez
Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: TSBT website
Replies: 6
Views: 1014

Re: TSBT website

davidbam wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:08 pm Dunno about y'all but I can see myself actually using the forum more now. It was just too darned slow before - really put me off.
Well running the pink box stuff from the same server has helped, unsurprisingly, and of course plain vanilla is unoffensive.
by Alez
Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!
Topic: Shameless badges bragging thread
Replies: 510
Views: 501729

Re: Shameless badges bragging thread

You'll just have to learn to share young man, learn to share :D
by Alez
Mon Nov 15, 2021 7:42 pm
Forum: Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!
Topic: Shameless badges bragging thread
Replies: 510
Views: 501729

Re: Shameless badges bragging thread

Well, I did lock us all out of the forum for a wee bit this afternoon ........ :confusion-helpsos: :techie-computer:
by Alez
Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:19 am
Forum: iTHENA
Topic: iThena.Computational
Replies: 1
Views: 2478

Re: iThena.Computational

For both iThena projects you will have to visit your account pages and agree to have your stats exported.
Don't blame me, blame the EU .
by Alez
Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:49 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

Re: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

Dust off your kilts, raise a dram and smash the competition :violin: It's ceilidh time on Bam competitions :clap: :dance:
by Alez
Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:47 am
Forum: archive
Topic: 31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS
Replies: 64
Views: 10813

31/12 - 7/01 Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 - NFS

https://www.boincstats.com/stats/challenge/team/chat/1098 Name Hogmanay Hootenanny 2022 Status Upcoming Project NFS@Home Issued by The Scottish Boinc Team Start time 2021-12-31 12:00 UTC End time 2022-01-07 12:00 UTC Late entrants allowed? Yes Number of teams participating » 14 Number of users parti...
by Alez
Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:53 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings ... and welcome ...
Replies: 838
Views: 446323

Re: Greetings ... and welcome ...

Yes, we believe we have fixed the problem and have identified the parties / team involved. Hugely disappointed in the behavior we believe has occurred from within the BOINC community.
by Alez
Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Changes to some Forums access rights.
Replies: 0
Views: 977

Changes to some Forums access rights.

Certain parts of the forum have had the access to it changed. Specifically the private sections for team only members. More changes may occur over the course of the day. If you find you have lost access and want to be able to see these parts of the forum then please contact either myself Alez or dav...
by Alez
Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:48 pm
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Weird GTX960 card
Replies: 17
Views: 2073

Re: Weird GTX960 card

I suspected it might be. Cheers. Going to contact ebay now.
by Alez
Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:09 pm
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Weird GTX960 card
Replies: 17
Views: 2073

Re: Weird GTX960 card

Here's the pics from ebay as I've boxed it up

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by Alez
Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:51 pm
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Weird GTX960 card
Replies: 17
Views: 2073

Re: Weird GTX960 card

The socket mount is pristine on the card. I have a few dead cards here I could take power plug off and solder, but if it's not that then I'm stuck with the card, so I'm just returning it via ebay. If for some reason I can't return it, then I'll put a power plug on it as I'll then have nothing to loo...
by Alez
Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:42 pm
Forum: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Topic: Weird GTX960 card
Replies: 17
Views: 2073

Re: Weird GTX960 card

Put the card into a windows system and it recognises the card, installs the drivers but won't run it stating that this device has a problem and has not been started. I think the card does work, but because it doesn't have a separate power socket, it is meant for a specific board that delivers more p...
by Alez
Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:17 am
Forum: iTHENA
Topic: iThena.Computational
Replies: 1
Views: 2478

iThena.Computational

iThena appears to have a new project available to join , iThena.Computational https://comp.ithena.net/usr/ Team set up on it https://comp.ithena.net/usr/team_display.php?teamid=515 Doze and Nix applications available. Will test it after the SRbase sprint is complete. Should at least be a new WUProp ...

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